Leandro Pires Explained

Leandro Pires
Fullname:Leandro Garcia Azevedo Pires
Birth Date:16 June 1979
Birth Place:Caminha, Portugal
Position:Right-back
Currentclub:Santa Clara (assistant manager)
Youthyears1:1994–1995
Youthclubs1:AC Caminha
Youthyears2:1995–1997
Youthclubs2:Âncora-Praia FC
Years1:1997−1998
Clubs1:Âncora-Praia FC
Years2:1998−1999
Years3:1999−2001
Years4:2001−2003
Caps4:34
Goals4:4
Years5:2003−2004
Years6:2004−2005
Clubs6:Desportivo de Monção
Years7:2005−2015
Caps7:223
Goals7:3
Years8:2015−2016
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Manageryears1:2016–2017
Managerclubs1:Vianense
Manageryears2:2018
Managerclubs2:Cerveira
Manageryears3:2018–2020
Managerclubs3:Desportivo Aves (U23)
Manageryears4:2019
Managerclubs4:Desportivo Aves (caretaker)
Manageryears5:2021–2022
Managerclubs5:Tirsense
Manageryears6:2022–2023
Managerclubs6:Alverca
Manageryears7:2023–
Managerclubs7:Santa Clara (assistant)

Leandro Garcia Azevedo Pires (born 16 June 1979) is a Portuguese football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Santa Clara.

Career

Born in Caminha, Leandro, started is youth career at his hometown club, AC Caminha in 1994. A year later, he moved to rivals Âncora-Praia FC. He debuted as a professional in the fourth tier in 1997, he then passed through five other clubs, before arriving at C.D. Aves in 2005, at age 26.

On 21 August 2005, Leandro made his professional debut with DEsportivo de Aves in a 2004–05 Liga de Honra match against Leixões.[1] In the following ten seasons, Leandro has made over 200 league appearances for Desportivo de Aves, ultimately being named team captain.[2] He left Aves after ten seasons and subsequently joined Vianense, assuming the team managerial role on 23 December 2015.[3]

On 21 October 2019 he was appointed caretaker manager of Primeira Liga club Aves following the dismissal of Augusto Inácio.[4]

In the summer of 2023, Pires was hired as an assistant coach by Santa Clara.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 3 September 2014. Leixões 2-1 Desp. Aves. ZeroZero.
  2. News: Treinador e capitão do Aves reconhecem "mau jogo" da equipa. Coach and captain of Desportivo de Aves acknowledged "bad game". 4 September 2014. Sapo Desporto. 2 January 2013. pt.
  3. News: Leandro Pires é o novo treinador do SC Vianense. Leandro Pires is the new manager of SC Vianense. 20 July 2016. Record. 23 December 2015. pt.
  4. Aves. AUGUSTO INÁCIO DEIXA O COMANDO TÉCNICO. 21 October 2019. pt.
  5. Web site: Santa Clara. REFORÇOS DA EQUIPA TÉCNICA DEFINIDOS. TECHNICAL TEAM REINFORCEMENTS DEFINED. 19 December 2023. pt.